Criteria The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service... The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service during the current War on Terrorism. In addition, all members of the National Guard and Reserve who were part of the Selected Reserve in good standing between August 2, 1990, to November 30, 1995, are eligible for the National Defense Service Medal. In the case of Navy personnel, Midshipment attending the Naval Academy during the qualifying periods are eligible for this award, and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen ae only eligible if they participated in a summer cruise that was in an area which qualified for a campaign medal. MoreHide
Criteria The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to mer... The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to merit special recognition and for which no campaign medal has been awarded. MoreHide
Description
1963-1965, he took command of the USS TELFAIR (APA-210).
Chain of Command
CDR Stephen Harrison MacGregor Jr. Aug 1952 - Jul 1954
Other Memories
After shuttling cargo to and from various bases from Argentia to Trinidad, to the Sixth Fleet and Casablanca, Sandy assumed command of CHARLES S. SPERRY (DD-697) in August, 1952.
Criteria The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to mer... The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to merit special recognition and for which no campaign medal has been awarded. MoreHide
Description
After shuttling cargo to and from various bases from Argentina to Trinidad, to the Sixth Fleet and Casablanca, Sandy assumed command of CHARLES S. SPERRY (DD-697) in August, 1952 til July,1954.
Criteria The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service... The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service during the current War on Terrorism. In addition, all members of the National Guard and Reserve who were part of the Selected Reserve in good standing between August 2, 1990, to November 30, 1995, are eligible for the National Defense Service Medal. In the case of Navy personnel, Midshipment attending the Naval Academy during the qualifying periods are eligible for this award, and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen ae only eligible if they participated in a summer cruise that was in an area which qualified for a campaign medal. MoreHide
Other Memories
In July, 1950, he quit flying and went as Exec of USS WHITLEY (AKA-91), until 1952. He spent the rest of that summer resupplying weather stations in Greenland and the Canadian Arctic.
Criteria The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to mer... The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to merit special recognition and for which no campaign medal has been awarded. MoreHide
Description
In July, 1950, he quit flying and went as Exec of USS WHITLEY (AKA-91), until 1952. He spent the rest of that summer resupplying weather stations in Greenland and the Canadian Arctic.
Other Memories
A Navy pilot, Capt. MacGregor, served on the USS Lexington (CV-16). He saw combat duty in the Pacific and participated in the Third Fleet operations against Japan near the end of the war. Captain MacGregor was awarded the Air Medal, and a gold star in lieu of a second Air Medal for action in the Pacific.
For attacks on Honshū and Hokkaido airfields, and Yokosuka and Kure naval bases to destroy the remnants of the Japanese fleet.
He was Exec of VF-94 to finish off the war over Japan.
THIRD WAR CRUISE 13 June 1945 - 24 September 1945 - Western Pacific
Other Memories
A Navy pilot, Capt. MacGregor, served on the USS Lexington (CV-16). He saw combat duty in the Pacific and participated in the Third Fleet operations against Japan near the end of the war. Captain MacGregor was awarded the Air Medal, and a gold star in lieu of a second Air Medal for action in the Pacific. For attacks on Honshū and Hokkaido airfields, and Yokosuka and Kure naval bases to destroy the remnants of the Japanese fleet.
Criteria The Air Medal may be awarded to individuals who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement, or by meritorious service while partic... The Air Medal may be awarded to individuals who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement, or by meritorious service while participating in aerial flight, but not of a degree that would justify an award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. MoreHide
Comments He saw combat duty in the Pacific and participated in the Third Fleet operations against Japan near the end of the war. Captain MocGregor was awarded the Air Medal, and a gold star in lieu of a second... He saw combat duty in the Pacific and participated in the Third Fleet operations against Japan near the end of the war. Captain MocGregor was awarded the Air Medal, and a gold star in lieu of a second Air Medal for action in the Pacific. MoreHide
Criteria The Air Medal may be awarded to individuals who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement, or by meritorious service while partic... The Air Medal may be awarded to individuals who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement, or by meritorious service while participating in aerial flight, but not of a degree that would justify an award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. MoreHide
Comments
For attacks on Honshū and Hokkaido airfields, and Yokosuka and Kure naval bases to destroy the remnants of the Japanese fleet.
Criteria The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to mer... The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to merit special recognition and for which no campaign medal has been awarded. MoreHide
Description USS Lexington (CV-16)
After hostilities ended her aircraft continued to fly air patrols over Japan, and dropped supplies to prisoner of war camps on Honshū. In December she was used to ferry with home... USS Lexington (CV-16)
After hostilities ended her aircraft continued to fly air patrols over Japan, and dropped supplies to prisoner of war camps on Honshū. In December she was used to ferry with home servicemen in what was known as Operation Magic Carpet, arriving in San Francisco on 16 December. MoreHide
Criteria The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was awarded for for qualifying service within the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, under any of the following condi... The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was awarded for for qualifying service within the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, under any of the following conditions: On permanent assignment within the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; or, For service in a passenger status or on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 non-consecutive days; or, For service in active combat in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations against the enemy and awarded a combat decoration or furnished a certificate by the commanding general of a corps, higher unit, or independent force that the individual actually participated in combat. MoreHide
Description He saw combat duty in the Pacific and participated in the Third Fleet operations against Japan near the end of the war. Captain MacGregor was awarded the Air Medal, and a gold star in lieu of a second... He saw combat duty in the Pacific and participated in the Third Fleet operations against Japan near the end of the war. Captain MacGregor was awarded the Air Medal, and a gold star in lieu of a second Air Medal for action in the Pacific. MoreHide
Criteria The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was awarded for for qualifying service within the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, under any of the following condi... The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was awarded for for qualifying service within the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, under any of the following conditions: On permanent assignment within the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; or, For service in a passenger status or on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 non-consecutive days; or, For service in active combat in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations against the enemy and awarded a combat decoration or furnished a certificate by the commanding general of a corps, higher unit, or independent force that the individual actually participated in combat. MoreHide
Description
For attacks on Honshū and Hokkaido airfields, and Yokosuka and Kure naval bases to destroy the remnants of the Japanese fleet.
Criteria Occupation duty in the European-African-Middle Eastern area may be credited to organizations for duty performed on and subsequent to May 8, 1945. Terminal dates for eligibility periods and occupation ... Occupation duty in the European-African-Middle Eastern area may be credited to organizations for duty performed on and subsequent to May 8, 1945. Terminal dates for eligibility periods and occupation territories in this area are as follows: Italy: November 8, 1945 to December 15, 1947, Trieste: May 9, 1945 to October 25, 1954, Germany (exclusive of Berlin): May 9, 1945 to May 5, 1955, Berlin: May 9, 1945 to October 2, 1990, Austria: May 9, 1945 to October 25, 1955, Asiatic-Pacific Area: September 2, 1945 to April 27, 1952. Units performing service in the Korean area during the period of June 27, 1950 to April 27, 1952, inclusive, and which are eligible for the Korean Service Medal, will not be credited with eligibility for the Navy Occupation Service Medal for the same period. MoreHide
Description
Supply flights during Japan Occupation.
Description The plan of the Pacific subseries was determined by the geography, strategy, and the military organization of a theater largely oceanic. Two independent, coordinate commands, one in the Southwest PaciThe plan of the Pacific subseries was determined by the geography, strategy, and the military organization of a theater largely oceanic. Two independent, coordinate commands, one in the Southwest Pacific under General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and the other in the Central, South, and North Pacific (Pacific Ocean Areas) under Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, were created early in the war. Except in the South and Southwest Pacific, each conducted its own operations with its own ground, air, and naval forces in widely separated areas. These operations required at first only a relatively small number of troops whose efforts often yielded strategic gains which cannot be measured by the size of the forces involved. Indeed, the nature of the objectivesùsmall islands, coral atolls, and jungle-bound harbors and airstrips, made the employment of large ground forces impossible and highlighted the importance of air and naval operations. Thus, until 1945, the war in the Pacific progressed by a double series of amphibious operations each of which fitted into a strategic pattern developed in Washington.... More
Memories A Navy pilot, Capt. MacGregor, served on the USS Lexington (CV-16). He saw combat duty in the PacificA Navy pilot, Capt. MacGregor, served on the USS Lexington (CV-16). He saw combat duty in the Pacific and participated in the Third Fleet operations against Japan near the end of the war. Captain MacGregor was awarded the Air Medal, and a gold star in lieu of a second Air Medal for action in the Pacific.
For attacks on Honshū and Hokkaido airfields, and Yokosuka and Kure naval bases to destroy the remnants of the Japanese fleet.
He was Exec of VF-94 to finish off the war over Japan.
THIRD WAR CRUISE 13 June 1945 - 24 September 1945 - Western Pacific... More
Criteria The American Defense Service Medal was awarded for service in the Armed Forces between September 8, 1939, and December 7, 1941. Army members had to serve 12 months to be eligible, but Navy and Marine ... The American Defense Service Medal was awarded for service in the Armed Forces between September 8, 1939, and December 7, 1941. Army members had to serve 12 months to be eligible, but Navy and Marine Corps members were eligible based on any length of service. MoreHide
Description Stephen Harrison MacGregor Jr. started on USS PORTLAND (CA-33), in Pearl Harbor. He stayed with her through the first year of WW II.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Portland... Stephen Harrison MacGregor Jr. started on USS PORTLAND (CA-33), in Pearl Harbor. He stayed with her through the first year of WW II.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Portland was two days away, en route to Midway Atoll as part of a carrier group escorting aircraft carrier Lexington. From December 1941 to 1 May 1942, she operated between the West Coast, Hawaii, and Fiji on patrol. MoreHide
Other Memories
Stephen Harrison MacGregor Jr. started on USS PORTLAND (CA-33), in Pearl Harbor. He stayed with her through the first year of WW II.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Portland was two days away, en route to Midway Atoll as part of a carrier group escorting aircraft carrier Lexington. From December 1941 to 1 May 1942, she operated between the West Coast, Hawaii, and Fiji on patrol.
Criteria The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to mer... The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to merit special recognition and for which no campaign medal has been awarded. MoreHide
Description USS Portland (CA-33)
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Portland was two days away, en route to Midway Atoll as part of a carrier group escorting aircraft carrier Lexington. Fr... USS Portland (CA-33)
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Portland was two days away, en route to Midway Atoll as part of a carrier group escorting aircraft carrier Lexington. From December 1941 to 1 May 1942, she operated between the West Coast, Hawaii, and Fiji on patrol. MoreHide
In 1968, Sandy was Senior Member, Board of Inspection and Survey, Atlantic, and was transferred to the Retired List on 1 July 1971.